Not A Mallard Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Hopefully. I have my hope that JJ Abrams won't screw this up. As somebody who's not a fan of his Star Trek movies, I really hope so too. I was surprised at the intellectual heft of this movie. There's subversive subplots galore (e.g. : what happens, or rather what doesn't happen, between the two nerdy "tech-heads" in the control room), subtle treatment of emotionally resonant themes (e.g., the gradual, delicate revelation of the nature of the parents relationship), while the main focus throughout is one long, self-referencing meta-narrative around Hollywood sequel/blockbuster culture. That plus lots of throw back homages to the 1993 original means I was super surprised and pleased. Audiences gave it a rare "A" cinemascore, which means it will have great word of mouth. No doubt Universal is breathing a sign of relief that this franchise still has legs. I'm glad that you found a bit more in this movie than I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) I'll wait for it to come out on Amazon Prime. Then I'll talk about it like it was just released. I love doing that. Edited June 16, 2015 by Credo in Deum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Not A Mallard Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Saw it for the second time - the seams showed through much more, and I didn't enjoy it nearly as much...though based on previous experience, that means I'll like it again if I ever see it the third time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I'm seeing it for a third time tonight. I like dinosaurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not A Mallard Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 This article perfectly illustrates what's wrong with modern blockbusters (using this movie as an example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSteveoftheBeard Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 This movie actually bored me. Chris Pratt was misused and uninteresting, the story about raptors working with humans was essentially following the dinosaurs a thousand yardsin a straight line, using dinosaurs to fight wars and save human lives is actually a good idea and making that guy the villain didn't work when clearly Howard was more the villian as she was aware of everything the whole time.... I could go on and on. I'd like my money back pleas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Credo in Deum Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) My reaction... Edited July 22, 2015 by Credo in Deum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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